Edwy
| Noun | 1. | Edwy - King of England who was renounced by Northumbria in favor of his brother Edgar (died in 959) |
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| 释义 | Edwy
EdwyEdwy(ĕd`wē) orEadwig(ĕd`wĭg), d. 959, king of the English (955–57) and king of Wessex (955–59), son of Edmund. He succeeded his uncle, Edred as king of the English, but in 957, Mercia and Northumbria shifted their allegiance to his brother EdgarEdgaror Eadgar , 943?–975, king of the English (959–75), son of Edmund, king of Wessex. In 957 the Mercians and Northumbrians rebelled against Edgar's brother Edwy and chose Edgar as their king. In 959 he succeeded his brother as king of Wessex. ..... Click the link for more information. . Little is known of his short reign, except that he quarreled with and exiled St. DunstanDunstan, Saint , c.910–88, English monk, archbishop of Canterbury (960–88), b. near Glastonbury. He lived as a monk until called (940) to court by King Edmund of Wessex. ..... Click the link for more information. . Edwy was succeeded in Wessex by Edgar. Edwy
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